04-19-2007, 02:41 PM
will the other 5 billion see this kid's video < badlyneeded > 04/19 11:35:32But first a great truth:
Everyone was in agreement that he was a "fool". But suddenly they all declared: "How shrewd to do it on a bridge! If his aim is poor, it would obviously end his suffering at once. Good thinking! If he had been wounded, he would have fallen into the water and drowned before he could regain consciousness. Yes indeed, on a bridge...very clever!
One couldn't make any sense whatever of this whole affair: he was both a fool and very clever."
As one who has some familiarity with these things, I must say that this is the best version of events like this I can imagine. Something for everyone, except the victim who is long gone on a very cold day; memorialized only by the utility of his acts which ultimately negate any meaning that may have been intended. In this case, absent a fatal illness, I'd say the victim was depressed and disorganized. The commentary is devastating. I'm humbled, most seriously so.
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I am now informed by the cultural anthropologist, Fosse (Bob) and his Chicago School of contemporary mass psychology.
We can't tolerate a real hero that would mean a commitment that would require sacrifice. We need someone who assures us that no commitment is ever required...
and solidify their already firm judgements against a decadant US culture?
I would say that well over half of the other 5 billion will relate to these words:
"You have vandalized my heart, raped my soul and torched my conscience. You thought it was one pathetic boy's life you were extinguishing. Thanks to you, I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people."
http://forums.dallas.craigslist.org/?ID=62118471
Renowned forensic psychiatrist Michael Welner has examined some of the most notorious mass shooters of recent years. As details emerge about Seung-Hui Cho, the chairman of the Forensic Panel is following the case for ABC News and sharing his insights from his experience and current medical literature. Using the latest informaton, Welner believes the evidence strongly supports that Cho had paranoid schizophrenia.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/VATech/sto ... 483&page=1 (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/VATech/sto ... 483&page=1)
The people are hungry; they just don't know what for.
